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Hübner, Nicolas; Spengler, Marion; Nagengast, Benjamin; Borghans, Lex; Schils, Trudie; Trautwein, Ulrich – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Students' academic achievement is a key predictor of various life outcomes and is commonly used for selection as well as for educational monitoring and accountability. With regard to achievement indicators, a differentiation has traditionally been drawn between grades and standardized tests. There is initial, albeit inconclusive, evidence that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Personality Traits, Achievement Tests, Personality Theories
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Golle, Jessika; Zettler, Ingo; Rose, Norman; Trautwein, Ulrich; Hasselhorn, Marcus; Nagengast, Benjamin – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2018
Enrichment programs provide learning opportunities for a broader or deeper examination of curricular or extracurricular topics and are popular in gifted education. Herein, we investigated the effectiveness of a statewide extracurricular enrichment program for gifted elementary school children in Germany. The program implemented a "grass…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Enrichment Activities, Academically Gifted, Elementary School Students
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Metzler, Anna; Scheithauer, Herbert – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2015
A considerable body of research has examined the association between self-presentation on social networking sites and personality in adults. Yet, there is a lack of corresponding research on adolescents as well as studies on alternative measures of personality traits of the self. The current study investigates, using a cross-sectional multi-method…
Descriptors: Social Media, Social Networks, Self Concept, Adolescents
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Smidt, Wilfried – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2015
Academic success in early childhood teacher education is important because it provides a foundation for occupational development in terms of professional competence, the quality of educational practices, as well as career success. Consequently, identifying factors that can explain differences in academic success is an important research task.…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Success
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Vock, Miriam; Koller, Olaf; Nagy, Gabriel – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Background: Vocational interests play a central role in the vocational decision-making process and are decisive for the later job satisfaction and vocational success. Based on Ackerman's (1996) notion of "trait complexes," specific interest profiles of gifted high-school graduates can be expected. Aims: Vocational interests of gifted and…
Descriptors: Vocational Interests, Gifted, Profiles, High School Graduates